Le Monde Beryl was founded in 2015 by friends Lily Atherton Hanbury and Katya Shyfrin, who met in London and bonded over a love of jewellery and gemmology, art, design and travel. The name Le Monde Beryl references a family of gemstones that includes Emerald, Aquamarine, Morganite and Heliodor, long considered talismanic to travellers and artists. It also pays homage to the pioneering aviatrix and adventurer Beryl Markham who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.